Plants That Tolerate Dense Shade

Trees
Acer campstre (Hedge Maple)
Amelanchier (Serviceberry)
Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud)
Chionanthus virginicus
Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood)
Magnolia virginiana

Perennials, Ground Covers, & Vines
Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum'
Ajuga
Anemone
Aquilegia (Columbine)
Astilbe
Celastrus scandens
Dicentra
Euonymus fortunei (Wintercreeper)
Ferns
Hedera helix (English Ivy)
Hosta
Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'
Hypericum calycinum (St. John's Wort)
Hydrangea petiolaris
Lysimachia
Lythrum
Microbiota decussata
Monarda didyma (Beebalm)
Pachysandra terminalis
Symphoricarpos x chenaultii 'Hancock'
Vinca Minor (Perriwinkle, Myrtle)
Shrubs
Acanthopanax sieboldiana (FiveLeaved Aralia)
Arctostaphylos uva-usi (Bearberry)
Aronia (Chokeberry)
Berberis (Barberry)
Calycanthus floridus
Clethra alnifolia (Summersweet)
Comptonia peregrina (Sweetfern)
Cornus racemosa (Grey Dogwood)
Cornus sericea (Yellowtwig Dogwood)
Euonymus fortunei (Bigleaf Wintercreeper)
Hamamelis (Witchhazel)
Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf Hydrangea)
Itea virginica (Virginia Sweetspire)
Kalmia latifolia (Mountain Laurel)
Leucothoe
Ligustrum (Privet)
Lindera benzoin
Lonicera, shrubby types (Honeysuckle)
Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon Grape Holly)
Microbiota decussata (Siberian Cypress)
Pieris (Andromeda)
Pyracantha
Rhamnus (Buckthorn)
Rhododendron maximum
Rhodotypos scandens
Ribes alpinum (Currant)
Symphoricarpos (Coralberry)
Taxus (Yew)
Thuja occidentalis (Arborvitae)
Tsuga (Hemlock)
Viburnum, most